He also played Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock's older, cleverer, but [[GentlemanSnarker indolent]] brother) in Creator/GuyRitchie's ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameofShadows Sherlock Holmes]]'' sequel. This was something of a PromotedFanboy moment for him, as he says in his autobiography ''Moab Is My Washpot'' that he's been a fan of ''Sherlock Holmes'' since he was a small boy. As of January 2017 he is starring in American TV sitcom ''Series/TheGreatIndoors'', playing a retired explorer and adventurer trying to get to grips with the fact the magazine he founded is about to die as a print edition, but lives on as a website.

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He also played Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock's older, cleverer, but [[GentlemanSnarker indolent]] brother) in Creator/GuyRitchie's ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameofShadows Sherlock Holmes]]'' sequel. This was something of a PromotedFanboy moment for him, as he says in his autobiography ''Moab Is My Washpot'' that he's been a fan of ''Sherlock Holmes'' since he was a small boy. This promotion was taken to its logical conclusion when, in 2017, he was commissioned by Audible [[https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes/dp/B06VWQTBZ9 to narrate]] [[Literature/SherlockHolmes the entire Holmes literary canon]].

As of January 2017 he is starring in American TV sitcom ''Series/TheGreatIndoors'', playing a retired explorer and adventurer trying to get to grips with the fact the magazine he founded is about to die as a print edition, but lives on as a website.

He also played Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock's older, cleverer, but [[GentlemanSnarker indolent]] brother) in Creator/GuyRitchie's ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameofShadows Sherlock Holmes]]'' sequel. This was something of a PromotedFanboy moment for him, as he says in his autobiography ''Moab Is My Washpot'' that he's been a fan of ''Sherlock Holmes'' since he was a small boy. At the time of writing (January 2017) he is starring in American TV sitcom ''Series/TheGreatIndoors'', playing a retired explorer and adventurer trying to get to grips with the fact the magazine he founded is about to die as a print edition, but lives on as a website.

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He also played Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock's older, cleverer, but [[GentlemanSnarker indolent]] brother) in Creator/GuyRitchie's ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameofShadows Sherlock Holmes]]'' sequel. This was something of a PromotedFanboy moment for him, as he says in his autobiography ''Moab Is My Washpot'' that he's been a fan of ''Sherlock Holmes'' since he was a small boy. At the time As of writing (January 2017) January 2017 he is starring in American TV sitcom ''Series/TheGreatIndoors'', playing a retired explorer and adventurer trying to get to grips with the fact the magazine he founded is about to die as a print edition, but lives on as a website.

A self-confessed techie, averaging [[http://twitter.com/stephenfry about a dozen Tweets per day]], he is also a [[http://www.fsf.org/news/freedom-fry/ vocal supporter of Free Software]] while still being a diehard Apple fanboy, famously purchasing the third Mac sold in the UK after Douglas Adams bought the first two (Adams always insisted it was the other way round but appears to have lost the argument by dint of dying first). Although he's also admitted that he does enjoy switching between a HTC Desire (an Android phone) and an iPhone in a Twitter post.--> [[spoiler:''"I've never made a secret of my admiration for HTC and Android. Happy to flip between iPhone and Desire." - 6:25 AM Jun 12th via Twitter for Android '' (2010)]].

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A self-confessed techie, averaging [[http://twitter.com/stephenfry about a dozen Tweets per day]], he is also a [[http://www.fsf.org/news/freedom-fry/ vocal supporter of Free Software]] while still being a diehard Apple fanboy, famously purchasing the third Mac sold in the UK after Douglas Adams bought the first two (Adams always insisted it was the other way round but appears to have lost the argument by dint of dying first). Although he's He's also admitted that he does enjoy switching between a HTC Desire (an been known to use an Android phone) phone as well, and an iPhone in a Twitter post.--> [[spoiler:''"I've never made a secret of my admiration for HTC and Android. Happy to flip between iPhone and Desire." - 6:25 AM Jun 12th via Twitter for Android '' (2010)]]. is generally quite adept at social media.

A man of intense intelligence and great coolness, Stephen Fry has just stood down, after fifteen years, as the host of ''Series/{{QI}}'' and starred in ''Series/{{Kingdom}}'', about the life of a rural lawyer. He has also written and contributed to several books, namely ''Literature/TheLiarNovel'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_BlTirOD3o&feature=channel_video_title The Stars' Tennis Balls.]]'',''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxLnbGYAE5s The Hippopotamus.]]'' and ''Literature/MakingHistory'' (a time travel story about [[HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct erasing Hitler from existence]]), as well as three autobiographies ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poECor3_-lg&feature=related Moab Is My Washpot]]'', ''The Fry Chronicles'' and ''More Fool Me'', and ''The Book of General Ignorance''. He is very much the modern day Creator/OscarWilde (though he's English) and is generally considered a British national treasure.

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A man of intense intelligence and great coolness, Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) has just stood down, after fifteen years, as the host of ''Series/{{QI}}'' and starred in ''Series/{{Kingdom}}'', about the life of a rural lawyer. He has also written and contributed to several books, namely ''Literature/TheLiarNovel'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_BlTirOD3o&feature=channel_video_title The Stars' Tennis Balls.]]'',''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxLnbGYAE5s The Hippopotamus.]]'' and ''Literature/MakingHistory'' (a time travel story about [[HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct erasing Hitler from existence]]), as well as three autobiographies ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poECor3_-lg&feature=related Moab Is My Washpot]]'', ''The Fry Chronicles'' and ''More Fool Me'', and ''The Book of General Ignorance''. He is very much the modern day Creator/OscarWilde (though he's English) and is generally considered a British national treasure.

He now has [[http://www.weebls-stuff.com/songs/Stephen+Fry/ his own theme song]], courtesy of the good people known as [[WeeblAndBob Weebl & co]], which enjoys definite {{Earworm}} status. As you may have surmised from this page, he has a very devoted fan base, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1bXy5pSGJE&feature=related some of whom are just mildly creepy, in a nerdily sweet sort of way]].

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He now has [[http://www.weebls-stuff.com/songs/Stephen+Fry/ his own theme song]], courtesy of the good people known as [[WeeblAndBob [[WebAnimation/WeeblAndBob Weebl & co]], which enjoys definite {{Earworm}} status. As you may have surmised from this page, he has a very devoted fan base, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1bXy5pSGJE&feature=related some of whom are just mildly creepy, in a nerdily sweet sort of way]].

He also played Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock's older, cleverer, but [[GentlemanSnarker indolent]] brother) in Creator/GuyRitchie's ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameofShadows Sherlock Holmes]]'' sequel. This was something of a PromotedFanboy moment for him, as he says in his autobiography ''Moab Is My Washpot'' that he's been a fan of ''Sherlock Holmes'' since he was a small boy. At the time of writying (January 2017) he is starring in American TV sitcom ''Series/TheGreatIndoors'', playing a retired explorer and adventurer trying to get to grips with the fact the magazine he founded is about to die as a print edition, but lives on as a website.

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He also played Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock's older, cleverer, but [[GentlemanSnarker indolent]] brother) in Creator/GuyRitchie's ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameofShadows Sherlock Holmes]]'' sequel. This was something of a PromotedFanboy moment for him, as he says in his autobiography ''Moab Is My Washpot'' that he's been a fan of ''Sherlock Holmes'' since he was a small boy. At the time of writying writing (January 2017) he is starring in American TV sitcom ''Series/TheGreatIndoors'', playing a retired explorer and adventurer trying to get to grips with the fact the magazine he founded is about to die as a print edition, but lives on as a website.

A man of intense intelligence and great coolness, Stephen Fry is the host of ''Series/{{QI}}'' and starred in ''Series/{{Kingdom}}'', about the life of a rural lawyer. He has also written and contributed to several books, namely ''Literature/TheLiarNovel'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_BlTirOD3o&feature=channel_video_title The Stars' Tennis Balls.]]'',''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxLnbGYAE5s The Hippopotamus.]]'' and ''Literature/MakingHistory'' (a time travel story about [[HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct erasing Hitler from existence]]), as well as three autobiographies ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poECor3_-lg&feature=related Moab Is My Washpot]]'', ''The Fry Chronicles'' and ''More Fool Me'', and ''The Book of General Ignorance''. He is very much the modern day Creator/OscarWilde (though he's English) and is generally considered a British national treasure.

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A man of intense intelligence and great coolness, Stephen Fry is has just stood down, after fifteen years, as the host of ''Series/{{QI}}'' and starred in ''Series/{{Kingdom}}'', about the life of a rural lawyer. He has also written and contributed to several books, namely ''Literature/TheLiarNovel'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_BlTirOD3o&feature=channel_video_title The Stars' Tennis Balls.]]'',''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxLnbGYAE5s The Hippopotamus.]]'' and ''Literature/MakingHistory'' (a time travel story about [[HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct erasing Hitler from existence]]), as well as three autobiographies ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poECor3_-lg&feature=related Moab Is My Washpot]]'', ''The Fry Chronicles'' and ''More Fool Me'', and ''The Book of General Ignorance''. He is very much the modern day Creator/OscarWilde (though he's English) and is generally considered a British national treasure.

He also played Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock's older, cleverer, but [[GentlemanSnarker indolent]] brother) in Creator/GuyRitchie's ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameofShadows Sherlock Holmes]]'' sequel. This was something of a PromotedFanboy moment for him, as he says in his autobiography ''Moab Is My Washpot'' that he's been a fan of ''Sherlock Holmes'' since he was a small boy.

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He also played Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock's older, cleverer, but [[GentlemanSnarker indolent]] brother) in Creator/GuyRitchie's ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameofShadows Sherlock Holmes]]'' sequel. This was something of a PromotedFanboy moment for him, as he says in his autobiography ''Moab Is My Washpot'' that he's been a fan of ''Sherlock Holmes'' since he was a small boy.boy. At the time of writying (January 2017) he is starring in American TV sitcom ''Series/TheGreatIndoors'', playing a retired explorer and adventurer trying to get to grips with the fact the magazine he founded is about to die as a print edition, but lives on as a website.

* LargeHam: He's a pretty accomplished Thespian when he wants to be, but when the mood takes him he can give BrianBlessed a run for his money. See his performance as Wellington and as General Melchett (both from the Series/BlackAdder franchise) as proof.

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* LargeHam: He's a pretty accomplished Thespian when he wants to be, but when the mood takes him he can give BrianBlessed Creator/BrianBlessed a run for his money. See his performance as Wellington and as General Melchett (both from the Series/BlackAdder franchise) as proof.

A man of intense intelligence and great coolness, '''Stephen Fry''' is the host of ''Series/{{QI}}'' and starred in ''Series/{{Kingdom}}'', about the life of a rural lawyer. He has also written and contributed to several books, namely ''Literature/TheLiarNovel'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_BlTirOD3o&feature=channel_video_title The Stars' Tennis Balls.]]'',''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxLnbGYAE5s The Hippopotamus.]]'' and ''Literature/MakingHistory'' (a time travel story about [[HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct erasing Hitler from existence]]), as well as three autobiographies ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poECor3_-lg&feature=related Moab Is My Washpot]]'', ''The Fry Chronicles'' and ''More Fool Me'', and ''The Book of General Ignorance''. He is very much the modern day Creator/OscarWilde (though he's English) and is generally considered a British national treasure.

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A man of intense intelligence and great coolness, '''Stephen Fry''' Stephen Fry is the host of ''Series/{{QI}}'' and starred in ''Series/{{Kingdom}}'', about the life of a rural lawyer. He has also written and contributed to several books, namely ''Literature/TheLiarNovel'', ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_BlTirOD3o&feature=channel_video_title The Stars' Tennis Balls.]]'',''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxLnbGYAE5s The Hippopotamus.]]'' and ''Literature/MakingHistory'' (a time travel story about [[HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct erasing Hitler from existence]]), as well as three autobiographies ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poECor3_-lg&feature=related Moab Is My Washpot]]'', ''The Fry Chronicles'' and ''More Fool Me'', and ''The Book of General Ignorance''. He is very much the modern day Creator/OscarWilde (though he's English) and is generally considered a British national treasure.

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